n. [ Gr. th^le far + root of Gr. &unr_; to be born. ] (Biol.) The supposed influence of a father upon offspring subsequent to his own, begotten of the same mother by another father. -- Te*leg"o*nous a. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
[かんのういでん, kannouiden] (n) telegony; influence of a previous sire on the offspring of a female with a later sire (discredited theory of heredity) [Add to Longdo]